golden yarrow

noun

Eriophyllum confertiflorum.

Similar
yellow yarrowEriophyllum lanatum

Meanings

noungolden yarrow (plural golden yarrows)

plural golden yarrows

  1. Eriophyllum confertiflorum.

    Synonyms: yellow yarrow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEriophyllum confertiflorum.

More synonyms by meaning

noungreyish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America

Similar
Eriophyllum lanatum
Broader
woolly sunflower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the resemblance of its flowers to yarrows'.

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APA

golden yarrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20yarrow

MLA

“golden yarrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20yarrow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden yarrow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20yarrow.

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